Checotah in McIntosh County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Towry Brothers Building

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2014

1. Towry Brothers Building NRHP Marker

Inscription.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 35° 28.187′ N, 95° 31.395′ W. Marker is in Checotah, Oklahoma, in McIntosh County. It is on Broadway (Business U.S. 69) south of Gentry Avenue (U.S. 266), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 South Broadway, Checotah OK 74426, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation

and specifically in the Cherokee Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 116 South Broadway

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(a few steps from this marker); Kniseley and Long Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gentry Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); City Hall (about 500 feet away); Methodist Episcopal Church, South (about 600 feet away); Tabor House (approx. ¼ mile away); Jefferson Highway (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Checotah.

Regarding Towry Brothers Building. The building contributes to the National Register's Checotah Business District.

Towry Brothers Building and NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2014

2. Towry Brothers Building and NRHP Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 631 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.